LED: Labor

If Public and Private Sector Companies and Organizations across the US retrofit with LED Tubes, LED Fixtures, and LED Lamps, the Energy Saving Performance is outstanding. The Data and Calculations below illustrate the Sample Performance of LEDs across America for this Property Type:

US Census DATA

Property Type

Office

Warehouse & Storage

# of Buildings in the US

736,000

452,250

Total Square Footage

12,044,000,000

10,477,000,000

Run Time (Hours / Week)

53

49

Run Time (Hours / Year)

2,756

2,548

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ASHRAE DATA

Baseline Watts / sq. ft.

1.0

0.8

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Industry Avg.

50% Savings with LEDs

0.5

0.4

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Consumption Calculatitions

Current Watts Used

12,044,000,000

8,381,600,000

Current Annual kWh Used

33,193,264,000

21,356,316,800

Avg. US Cost / kWh

$0.11

$0.11

Current Annual Cost of Lighting

$3,651,259,040

$2,349,194,848

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SAVINGS with LEDs

Annual kWh Saved with LEDs

16,596,632,000

10,678,158,400

Annual $ Savings with LEDs

$1,825,629,520

$1,174,597,424

7 year $Saved with LEDs

$12,779,406,640

$8,222,181,968

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The Environmental Impact

lbs of CO2 Saved per kWh

1.3

1.3

Annual lbs of CO2 Saved with LEDs

21,575,621,600

13,881,605,920

7 year lbs of CO2 Saved with LEDs

151,029,351,200

97,171,241,440

7 year Tons of CO2 Saved with LEDs

75,514,676

48,585,621

Vehicles (SUVs) Taken Off the Road

1,797,968

1,156,800

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The Better Building Initiative companies in this category are highlighted below. We applaud their leadership in Energy Reduction:

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and its affiliated labor unions are engaged in a major effort to find ways for skilled labor, Taft-Hartley and public employee retirement funds to be appropriately engaged in energy-saving building retrofits and infrastructure improvements across America. In addition to making investment managers aware of the many compelling investment opportunities in building retrofits and infrastructure, the AFL-CIO will undertake an energy-efficiency retrofit of its own headquarters to serve as a signature component of the Better Buildings Challenge. The AFL-CIO will work with existing real estate-focused investment funds to invest $150 million of capital in energy efficient retrofits of commercial, multifamily, institutional and public buildings. With LED tubes that are Made in American with Domestic and Imported components according to Buy American ARRA standards, The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations can save 50% or more on its electricity for lighting and also help create the jobs that support American Energy Independence.

At a White House event today featuring President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, AFT President Randi Weingarten represented labor leaders in joining university presidents and corporate executives in support of the presidential Better Buildings Challenge initiative.